Reliable Sources Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 8: Reliable sources · Set 345 · 40 questions

Thinking tip (Who really knows?): Usually reliable: a dictionary, your class teacher, the school notice board, a science textbook, an atlas, a thermometer, the bus timetable. Not reliable: a rumour in the corridor, a random website, a forwarded message, a stranger online, a video with no name. Good ways to check: ask an expert, look in two trusted books, measure it yourself, read the official notice.

1. 1.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a joke page (b) a random website (c) your class teacher (d) a video with no name
2. 2.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) an atlas (b) a thermometer (c) your class teacher (d) a video with no name
3. 3.True or false: “a forwarded message” is usually a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a random website (b) a video with no name (c) an atlas (d) a joke page
5. 5.True or false: “a guess by a friend” is not a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.📚 A good or poor way to check a fact? “I asked the science teacher.” (a) a good way to check (b) a poor way to check
7. 7.True or false: “a stranger online” is not a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.📖 You want the meaning of a hard word. Which is the best source? (a) a comic (b) a dictionary (c) a cartoon (d) a rumour
9. 9.📚 Reliable or not: a comment with no name? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
10. 10.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) an atlas (b) the bus timetable (c) a forwarded message (d) a dictionary
11. 11.📚 A good or poor way to check a fact? “My cousin’s friend heard it somewhere.” (a) a poor way to check (b) a good way to check
12. 12.🗺️ You want to find which state a city is in. Which is best? (a) a cookbook (b) an atlas (c) a joke book (d) an old rumour
13. 13.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) your class teacher (b) a dictionary (c) a comment with no name (d) the bus timetable
14. 14.📚 Reliable or not: the bus timetable? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a comment with no name (b) a thermometer (c) a video with no name (d) a rumour in the corridor
16. 16.True or false: “A message said so, and it had 50 forwards.” is a good way to check. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.True or false: “A message said so, and it had 50 forwards.” is a poor way to check. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.📚 Reliable or not: a rumour in the corridor? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
19. 19.📚 A good or poor way to check a fact? “A video with no name said it.” (a) a poor way to check (b) a good way to check
20. 20.📚 Reliable or not: a stranger online? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a science textbook (b) a forwarded message (c) a joke page (d) a guess by a friend
22. 22.🤔 What makes a source reliable? (a) it is loud (b) it is checked and known (c) it is funny (d) it has many likes
23. 23.📚 A good or poor way to check a fact? “I looked it up in the encyclopedia in the library.” (a) a good way to check (b) a poor way to check
24. 24.📚 Two trusted books give the same fact. This makes the fact… (a) less likely true (b) an opinion (c) more likely true (d) definitely false
25. 25.📚 Reliable or not: your class teacher? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a doctor (b) a science textbook (c) your class teacher (d) a random website
27. 27.📚 A good or poor way to check a fact? “I just guessed, but it feels right.” (a) a poor way to check (b) a good way to check
28. 28.True or false: “I read the notice on the school board.” is a poor way to check. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stranger online (b) your class teacher (c) a science textbook (d) the bus timetable
30. 30.📚 A good or poor way to check a fact? “A pop-up ad told me.” (a) a good way to check (b) a poor way to check
31. 31.📚 Reliable or not: a thermometer? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
32. 32.True or false: “a doctor” is usually a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.📚 Reliable or not: a dictionary? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
34. 34.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a rumour in the corridor (b) a random website (c) an atlas (d) a guess by a friend
35. 35.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a random website (b) a dictionary (c) a forwarded message (d) a video with no name
36. 36.📚 A good or poor way to check a fact? “I measured it myself with a ruler.” (a) a good way to check (b) a poor way to check
37. 37.📚 Reliable or not: an atlas? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
38. 38.📚 A good or poor way to check a fact? “I checked two trusted books, and they agree.” (a) a good way to check (b) a poor way to check
39. 39.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a random website (b) a forwarded message (c) a thermometer (d) a video with no name
40. 40.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) the bus timetable (b) an atlas (c) a doctor (d) a stranger online

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